Are you trying to run sudo when logged in as root? sudo is only used by
non root users.
Robert Heller wrote:
> At Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:38 +0530 CentOS mailing list
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>> Hi guys,
>> Thanks
>>
>> What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
>>
>> # sudo make install
>> Passw
At Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:38 +0530 CentOS mailing list
wrote:
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> Hi guys,
> Thanks
>
> What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
>
> # sudo make install
> Password:*
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> this password entered is root password.
>
> it gives is error
>
> Sorry, try again.
Sudo asks for t
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:18:56 +0530
vijay shanker wrote:
> if it expects my own password then why not i can execute these command
> without giving "sudo" as prefix.
Because sudo is the program that gives you the rights to execute certain
commands as root without actually being the root user. If y
Goood John,
But you please also clarify what does sudo means;
if it expects my own password then why not i can execute these command
without giving "sudo" as prefix.
If i am a genuine sudoer then can i edit files on which only root has
execution rights.
Regards,
Vijay Shanker Dubey
Ph: +91-9818
vijay shanker wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Thanks
>
> What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
>
> # sudo make install
> Password:*
>
> this password entered is root password.
sudo expeccts your USER password, not the root password. the whole
idea is the admin doesn't ened to give out t
Hi guys,
Thanks
What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
# sudo make install
Password:*
this password entered is root password.
it gives is error
Sorry, try again.
but when i do a su - and then gave the same root password. I am able to
switch account to user.
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Am am try
At Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:27 -0400 CentOS mailing list
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> Hello guys;
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> I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3
>
> But i know i am using right password to root.
>
> Is this is by default not enabled; if so, what to do.
You don't use root's password,
Benjamin Donnachie wrote:
> 2009/10/22 Jay :
>> sudo su -
>
> sudo -s is so much neater! :)
>
But it is yet another unnecessary special case to remember.
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2009/10/22 Jay :
> sudo su -
sudo -s is so much neater! :)
Ben
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2009/10/22 vijay shanker :
> I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3
What are you trying to achieve? Perhaps su is the command you need?
Ben
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use your user password for sudo not root's password.
sudo su -
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vijay shanker wrote:
> Hello guys;
>
> I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3
>
> But i know i am using right password to root.
>
> Is this is by default not enabled; if so, what to do.
>
You really need to configure /etc/sudoers, if you have not already.
-Alan
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Hello guys;
I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3
But i know i am using right password to root.
Is this is by default not enabled; if so, what to do.
Regards,
Vijay Shanker Dubey
Ph: +91-9818311884
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